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- James Potash Associate Professor, Arlene and Robert Kogod Professorship in Mood Disorders and Director, Mood Disorders Research Programs, Johns Hopkins University
- Daniel Carlat Psychiatrist; Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical School
- Daniel Lieberman Professor, Director of Clinical Psychiatric Research Center, The George Washington University
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